The OC-2 has been around for a very long time so when the time came to replace it, the new pedal would have to have some new featuers. The OC-3 incorporates a digital design, featuring 3 different modes; Drive, Octave2 and Polyphonic. In Octave2 mode, the OC-3 will work the same way as the OC-2 did and add two octave sounds to the incoming sound. In Drive mode, distortion is added to the sound and in Polyphonic mode, you can add octaved sounds to chords.

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The Mega Distortion has a dual distortion and gain circuit that produces some really heavy distorted sound. No other Boss pedal has as much gain as the MD-2. Focus is on the bottom end and 7 string players have been targeted by advertising campaigns. With the massive gain that this pedal can produce, it can easily become very noisy at high gain settings.

Specifications

Controls: Level, Tone/Bottom, Dist, Gain Boost

Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 18 mA (DC 9V)

Weight: 410 g (15 oz.)

Nominal Input Level: -20dBu

Input Impedance: 1MOhm

Nominal Output Level: -20dBu

Output Impedance: 1kOhm

Residual Noise Level: -110 dBu (IHF-A, Typ.)

Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series

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The LM-2 suppresses the peak of the input signal, retaining a certain dynamic range. Adopting a high quality VCA , the LM-2 allows little tone quality deterioration and low noise. The high-speed envelope detecting circuits enable natural limiting effect. With the use of the Tone Control, the Limiter can create a wide variety of sounds. The limiter was mainly used by bass players and this is why all later limiters have been bass effects.

Specifications

Controls: Level, Tone, Release, Threshold

Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 12 mA (DC 9V)

Weight: 400g/0.88 lbs.

Input Impedance: 1Mohm

Residual Noise Level: Less than -100dBm (IHF-A)

Recommended Load Impedance: 10kOhm or greater

Recommended AC Adaptor: ACA Series

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The GE-6 was Boss’s competitor to MXR’s popular M-109 6 band equalizer. The GE-6 has 6 bands with frequencies 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 and 3200 Hz. Each band can be boosted or cut by 15dB. The GE-6’s center frequency is 800Hz compared to the MXR’s 1kHz. This frequency was chosen because this is where it makes the most changes to the sound of a guitar. The other frequncies are set at octave steps from the center frequency.

Specifications

Controls: 6 Band Graphic Equalizer

Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 7 mA (DC 9V)

Equalizer: 100 Hz, 200 Hz, 400 Hz, 800 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 3.2 kHz

Recommended AC Adaptor: ACA Series

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Produces a spacious chorus effect without altering the natural sound of your bass guitar. A low filter lets you select the frequency band to which the chorus effect is applied. Stereo outputs and a Space Synthesis feature guarantee an optimum chorus effect every time. The CEB-3 started out as an anlog chorus using a BBD circuit but was later redesign with a new completely digital design. It is expected, but not confirmed, that the circuit change took place October 2001 at the same time that the CH-1 and CE-5 was redesigned.

Assuming that the change date above is correct, you can spot an anlog CEB-3 by looking at its serial number. If the second letter, first number combination is P0 or earlier, the pedal is analog. This also means that all CEB-3s with pink labels are analog.

Specifications

Controls: E.Level, Low Filter, Rate, Depth

Connectors: Input, Outputs (A/Mono, B), AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 18 mA (DC 9V)

Weight: 450 g (1 lb.)

Recommended AC Adaptor: ACA Series

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The BF-2 had been around for more than 20 years when Boss decided to replace it with the BF-3. The BF-3 uses digital electronics instead of the BBD circuits used by older Flanger pedals. The BF-3 has two new modes, Ultra and Gate/Pan, that allows for unique Flanger sounds not possible with earlier Boss flanger pedals.

Features:

New Ultra and Gate/Pan modes

Very low noise thanks to digital elctronics

Momentary mode turns flanging on instantly

Tap tempo adjustable via pedal

Independent Guitar and Bass inputs and stereo outputs

Specifications

Controls: Res, Manual, Depth, Rate, 4-way Mode Switch

Connectors: Guitar Input, Bass Input, Output A, Output B, AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 40 mA (DC 9V)

Weight: 420g / 15 oz (including battery)

Nominal Input Level: -20dBu

Input Impedance: 1MOhm

Nominal Output Level: -20dBu

Output Impedance: 1kOhm

Residual Noise Level: -95dBu (IHF-A weighted, typ.)

Recommended Load Impedance: 10kOhm or greater

Delay Time: 0.3 ms ~ 14.4 ms (Guitar In), 0.3 ms ~ 6.3 ms (Bass In)

LFO Speed: 100 ms ~ 18 s

Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series

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By optimizing the BF-2 circuit for a lower frequency band, the BF-2B Bass Flanger was born. The Bass Flanger was not directly replaced when the BF-2B production stopped. After almost 10 years Boss replaced it with the BF-3.

The BF-2B Bass Flanger adds swirling and dynamic effects to the bass sound. The bass fundamentals remain untouched as flanging is added to the harmonics only. The LFO (Low Frequency oscillator) is variable between 100ms and 16 seconds and this gives a wide specter of flanging sounds. The MANUAL knob controls the delay time, the DEPTH knob controls the sweep range, the RATE knob sets the sweep speed and the RESONANCE knob sets the amount of feedback desired.

Specifications

Controls: Manual, Depth, Rate, Res

Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor

Current Draw: 14 mA (DC 9V)

Weight: 400 g (15 oz.)

Input Impedance: 470 kOhm

Residual Noise Level: -95 dBu (IHF-A, Typ.)

Recommended Load Impedance: 10kOhm or greater

Delay Time: 0.5 ms ~ 6.5 ms

LFO Speed: 100 ms ~ 16 s

Recommended AC Adaptor: ACA Series

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The TU-60 feutures two ways of tuning. Aurally by connecting the unit to an amplifier or through the LED display. The TU-60 has a built-in condencer microphone for tuning of acoustic instruments. The accuracy of the tuner is +/- 1%. The pitch tone is variable between 440Hz and 445Hz.

Together with the TU-60, the TU-120 was available for a short period of time in the early 80s. The TU-120 is a chromatic tuner with a 16 LED strobe display which shows an accuracy of +/- 1%. The user can also tune by ear by playing generated tones through an amplifier.

The SE-70 is a stereo multieffects processor in half rack format. It builds on the previous model, SE-50, and adds more effects and more algorithms for creating the sound. Where the SE-50 had 28 algorithms and 19 effects, the SE-70 has 45 algorithms and 35 effects. Admittedly, Boss stretches their claim quite far when we see what they list as effects. The SE-70 has, just as the SE-50, 100 memory locations for storing user settings.